Lunyonga Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lunyonga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunyonga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Lunyonga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lunyonga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lunyonga is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunyonga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lunyonga is the 1,589,322nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lunyonga are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania Lunyonga is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 85 percent reside, Geita Region, where 3 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lunyanga8884/
Lonyonga8836/
Lunyonge881/
Lunyna861,389/
Lonyongha821/
Lonyongea821/
Lunenga80133/
Luninga8030/
Leunyna8011/
Launyna806/
Lyunyna805/
Lunyana802/
Lunayna801/
Lunianga75866/
Luniongo75603/
Lonyanga75318/
Lunginga75144/
Luhynyna7588/
Lunyange7537/
Lunyango7535/
Lonyongo754/
Lyunhyna752/
Lunehyna752/
Lunyangi752/
Luningas751/
Lunina717,854/
Lonyang'a7178/
Lounianga7174/
Louniongo7172/
Lonyna7130/
Lunena719/
Lonyangai717/
Liaunyana713/
Luhyhnyna711/
Lougnongo711/
Lungena67738/
Luningo67296/
Lungina67110/
Lunengo6789/
Leunina6784/
Loninga6751/
Lunyago6744/
Lyunina6725/
Launina6724/
Hlonyna676/
Liunina676/
Lounina675/
Lonenga674/
Lugnina672/
Lunaina672/
Lonyana672/
Lunyano672/
Louniangha671/
Luniono671/
Lonyang'ai671/
Lunynos671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lunyonga
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